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Iowa Code § 423C.2

Definitions

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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2019
For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Affiliate” means the same as defined in section 423.1.
1. “Affiliate” means the same as defined in section 423.1.
2. “Automobile” means a motor vehicle subject to registration in any state designed primarily for carrying nine passengers or less, excluding motorcycles and motorized bicycles.
2. “Automobile” means a motor vehicle subject to registration in any state designed primarily for carrying nine passengers or less, excluding motorcycles and motorized bicycles.
3. “Automobile provider” means any of the following:
3. “Automobile provider” means any of the following:
a. A person or any affiliate of a person that owns or controls an automobile and makes the automobile available for rent through the person or any affiliate, or through a rental platform or rental facilitator.
a. A person or any affiliate of a person that owns or controls an automobile and makes the automobile available for rent through the person or any affiliate, or through any other person.
b. A person or any affiliate of a person who possesses or acquires a right or interest in any automobile with an intent to rent the automobile to another person through the person or any affiliate, or through a rental platform or a rental facilitator.
b. A person or any affiliate of a person who possesses or acquires a right or interest in any automobile with an intent to rent the automobile to another person, or through any other person.
4. “Department” means the department of revenue.
4. “Department” means the department of revenue.
5. “Facilitate” or “facilitation” includes brokering, coordinating, or in any way arranging for the rental of automobiles by users.
5. “Facilitate” or “facilitation” includes brokering, coordinating, or in any way arranging for the rental of automobiles by users.
6. “Facilitation fee” means any consideration, by whatever name called, that a rental facilitator or a rental platform charges to a user for facilitating the user’s rental of an automobile. “Facilitation fee” does not include any commission an automobile provider pays to a rental facilitator or a rental platform for facilitating the rental of an automobile.
6. “Facilitation fee” means any consideration, by whatever name called, that a person charges to a user for facilitating the user’s rental of an automobile. “Facilitation fee” does not include any commission an automobile provider pays to a person for facilitating the rental of an automobile.
7. “Host” means the registered owner of an automobile made available for sharing through a peer-to-peer automobile sharing marketplace.
7. “Person” means person as defined in section 423.1.
8. “Person” means person as defined in section 423.1.
8. “Rental”, “renting”, or “rent” means a transfer of the use, control, or possession or right to use, control, or possession of an automobile to a user for consideration for a period of sixty days or less.
9. “Rental”, “renting”, or “rent” means a transfer of the use, control, or possession or right to use, control, or possession of an automobile to a user for consideration for a period of sixty days or less.
9. “Rental facilitator” means a person or any affiliate of a person, other than an automobile provider or a rental platform, that facilitates the renting of an automobile and collects or processes the rental price charged to the user.
10. “Rental platform” means a person or any affiliate of a person, other than an automobile provider, that facilitates the renting of an automobile by doing all of the following:
a. The person or an affiliate of the person owns, operates, or controls an automobile rental marketplace that allows an automobile provider who is not an affiliate of the person to offer or list an automobile for rent on the marketplace. For purposes of this paragraph, it is immaterial whether or not the automobile provider has a tax permit under this chapter or chapter 423 or whether the automobile is owned by a natural person or by a business entity.
b. The person or an affiliate of the person collects or processes the rental price charged to the user.
11. “Rental price” means all consideration charged for the renting and facilitation of renting of an automobile before taxes, including but not limited to facilitation fees, reservation fees, services fees, nonrefundable deposits, and any other direct or indirect charge made or consideration provided in connection with the renting or facilitation of renting of an automobile.
10. “Rental price” means the same as “sales price” as defined in section 423.1, which term includes but is not limited to facilitation fees, reservation fees, services fees, nonrefundable deposits, and any other direct or indirect charge made or consideration provided in connection with the renting or facilitation of renting an automobile.
12. “User” means a person to whom an automobile is rented.
11. “User” means a person to whom an automobile is rented.
92 Acts, ch 1006, §3
92 Acts, ch 1006, §3
C93, §422C.2
C93, §422C.2
C2005, §423C.2
C2005, §423C.2
2018 amendment effective January 1, 2019; 2018 Acts, ch 1161, §255
Section amended

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